Channels Tab
The Channels tab displays your network configuration. It is also where you can add and modify channels and application servers for use in your SAN, and associate discovered channels with these application servers. SANmanager defines an HBA channel alias for each HBA channel in storage domain and application servers. The default name or alias used by SANmanager is the system name appended with _x where x is the HBA number beginning with “1.” Channel aliases can be changed to make them more useful to you. Channel aliases must be unique within a region. (For basic information, refer to About Network Connectivity.)
Column Information
Following are descriptions of the column information displayed in the right pane for the different views of the tab, available according to the selections in the left panes. Review any referenced topics for additional information.
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Right Pane Information | |
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App Servers Folder Selected | |
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Application Server Name |
Name of the application server. |
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Type |
Refers to the operating system type and is used for iSCSI error responses. This can be changed in the Application Servers Properties dialog box. |
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Application Server/ Available App Channels Folder/ Storage Server Selected | |
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Channel Name |
Alias of the channel for the selection. |
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Channel ID |
World Wide Name of the Fibre Channel or the iSCSI node name. |
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Mode |
Mode can be target only (T), initiator only (I), or both target/initiator (T/I). |
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# of mappings |
Number of mappings to application servers. |
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SDS Folder Selected | |
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SDS |
Name of the storage server. |
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Serial # |
World Wide Name of the storage server. |
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Channels Used |
Number of channels in use by the storage server. |
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Mapped Storage |
Size in GB of all virtual volumes mapped from the storage server. |
Context Menu Information
Following are the available context menu items and where to find them. Review any referenced topics for additional information.
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Selection |
Pane |
Context Menu Items |
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App Servers folder |
left |
New Application Server – refer to Adding Application Servers to the SAN. |
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Application Server |
left |
New Application Server – refer to Adding Application Servers to the SAN. New AppServer Channel – refer to Manually Adding Channels to Application Servers. Delete – removes an application server from the SAN. All mappings must be removed prior to deleting. Properties – opens the dialog box in order to change the name and system type. |
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SDS folder |
left |
Refresh Existing Configuration – Rescans disks and channels and views the current configuration. Use this option to discover new hardware. |
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Storage Server |
left |
Mirror Paths – refer to Specifying the Mirror Path. (This must be configured prior to creating mirrors.) Delete – deletes the storage server. Refer to Deleting Storage Servers from the Region. Properties – use to view all the properties of the storage server. Refer to Storage Server Properties. |
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Channel |
right |
Delete – deletes the channel from the configuration. Rename* - renames the channel alias. Refer to Changing Channel Aliases. Replace* – refer to Replacing Channels and Replacing Channels That Use Soft WWNs. Properties – displays the Channel Properties, where the channel name can be changed. *Channel aliases must be unique within a region. |
Related Topics:
SANmanager Menu Bar